The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-07-07

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construction OF the Red River valley road
has not yet been signed There is said to
be some trouble about securing the pro.
vincial bonds. The dominion government
and Canadian Pacific are using all the in.
fuence in their power to hamper the float
ing OF the scheme. Interesting develop.
ments are expected in few days.
The controller OF the currency has declar.
ed Il first dividend OF 10 per cent in favor
OF the creditors OF the First National Bank
OF Wahpeton, Oak.
Chicago stirred up by q report that the
bomb throwers will get new trial.
Mr.. Phelps, the United States minister,
dined with Queen Victoria. Mr.. and Mrs.
Blaine and other Americans attended the
queens garden party at Buckingham
palace.
The three large cotton mills at Mann.
will, K. l., have shut down indefinitely on
account OF the weavers' strike and the mill
officials have notified all former employees
to quit the company's tenements.
At Milwaukee, tho Standard Paper com.
pany have made an assignment to ]. T..
Friend, who gave bond for $3.50, 900.
This is supposed to represent the assets.
immediate cause Of failure was an action
Of punishment brought by the Wisconsin
Fire and Marine 1surance company
bank against thirty. ono persons and firms
who are either known to Or are supposed
to be creditors Of tho company.
The French newspapers assert that Gen.
Boulanger was unaware of the govern.
ment's intention to appoint him to the
command OF tho Thirteenth Army corps
until he saw the announcement OF the act.
ual appointment in the press. The state
ment Is reiterated that the appointment
was made for the express purpose of get
national fetes and review in July when he
might by his presence tempt the people in.
to demonstration in his favor aud
against Germany. The police have con-
fiscatcd the entire issue Of a picture repre-.
'senting Boulanger as the Saviour oil
France prepared for distribution during
the fetes.
Mr.. William NJ. Murphy, member OF par
Lament for St. Patricks has caused the
issuance OF a summons for Capt. Black
burn, OF the royal navy, commander oil
II. MS. Shannon. for trespass. in having
sent boats crew on board his yacht in
Bantry Bay and forcibly seizing a green
signal flag flying at the yachts masthead.
Mr.. Murphy lays his damages at FL 900.
Prince Albert Victor, eldest son OF tho
prince OF Wales, will be made q peer and
sit in the house of lords as the ''earl OF
Chester"
Afarewell dinner was given to Prot.
Tyndall ut London upon his retirement
from the Royal institution.
Baron Hirsch has donated f1O, 900 to
tho imperial INSTITUTE fund in London.
The most violent earthquake OK experienced
in Guayguilla, Mexico, since 1858, occur
red, causing great alarm among the popu.
lation. The shock lasted two minutes
and 20 seconds and the direction of the
movement was from northeast to south
west. All the clocks in the city were stop.
ped at the moment Of the shock. A mum.
Der Of ceilings were shaken down and sew.
eral buildings we're demolished. So for "a
reported no one was injured.
The commencement exercises ct Yale
were attended by large audience, amons
whom were Senator Evart Chief Justice
Waite and Gov. Eounsbury. Among the
honorary degrees announced were: N. A..
James B. Olnoy OF Catskill, N. Y. D. b..
Rev. Elisha 8. Thomas OF Kansas: Rev.
Francis G. Peabody Plummer, professor
in Harvard college. L. L. D., Hon. ].
Randolph Tucker. Lexington, Va; Chaun
cey NJ. Depew, Yale '66, New York.
In consequences Of a dispatch from Mons.
scilla, Who represented tho pope ct The
queens jubilee at London, Mgr. Persico
and Gauldi have been ordered bt the pope
to proceed to Dublin to execute their mid.
sion,